Experience

Aurigene Discovery Technologies

• India
• Biotechnology Research
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Group Leader - IP and Legal counsel

  • 2021 - Present

  • Managing and guiding a team of Patent associates and Patent Agents• Develops and implements strategy to assess and protect company’s intellectual property consistent with its commercial value• Build the company’s world-wide intellectual property portfolio through strategic patent preparation and prosecution• Working closely with internal clients and outside counsel to strengthen IPR generation and Protection; Devising global patent filing strategy and managing patent portfolio for company’s IP assets• Interviewing inventors on invention disclosures & contribution; Evaluating patentability for in-house hits (chemicals and Biologics) and proposing IP improvements that yield enforceable IPR rights• Reviewing the prior arts and preparing patentability analysis report for the proposed products and addressing the IP queries of the respective team; Conducting due diligence and preparing FTO reports • Drafting patent applications for multiple jurisdictions according to local patent laws and requirements• Formulating rebuttal strategy for examination reports issued on patent applications; coordinating with outside patent counsel for IPR matters; Attending Hearing with Examination Authority of patent offices• Updating competition landscape of the products; creating and delivering training and other presentations to the stakeholders and other members of IPR team• IPR portfolio management by periodically monitoring of IP assets for various deadlines and cost management of company’s every IP asset; Proposing yearly & monthly IPR budget• Reviewing NDAs with clients or partners all over the world and IP clauses in business contracts and agreements• Other: Support, with the corporate legal manager and IP Director, the company in all legal matters related such as IPR laws and relevant international law• Process & Interactions - Works in close collaboration with the IP director, IP team, operational managers, in addition to direct interaction with operational people

• Senior Scientist 2 - Corporate IPR and Legal Counsel

  • 2018 - 2021

  Being part of in-house legal and IP counsel with general knowledge about business' contracts and agreements, I am Vetting, Negotiating T & C, reviewing MSAs, MTAs, CTAs and CDAs, IP assignments, IP transfers and IP licensing agreements;Handling and Maintaining global patent applications in Immuno-oncology (IO) & Precision-Oncology projects;Assessing the Patentability requirements of peptides & Peptidomimetics compounds and facilitating global patent protection;Analyzing & Managing the risk factor in carrying on in-house projects; Strategising effective dispute resolution;Claim-mapping, Freedom to operate, Patent Life cycle review and propose strategy for further generation patents; Patent portfolio Management;Interviewing inventors with regard to their contribution; Suggesting inventors appropriate modifications invention in order to attain a patentable merit;Managing & guiding subordinates for their better comprehension of IP; Oversee various IP projects and Legal business contracts done by the team;Auditing company's Trade secrets such as Lab note books

• Assistant Manager-Corporate IP counsel

  • May 2015 - Apr 2018

• Senior Executive - IPR

  • May 2014 - Apr 2015



Piramal Group

• India
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Executive-IP

  • Mar 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Handled patent applications in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical areas; Responding to office actions issued from various jurisdictions; Communicating with outside IP counsel for IPR matters • Prepared and reviewed patentability, Patent invalidation, Infringement opinions, FTO reports and Landscape report• Handled the responsibility of providing infringement and validity opinions• Experience with company’s trade secret programs including procedures, tracking and auditing of such assets• Assessed risk & mitigation strategy for developing new IP portfolio• Facilitated pre-grant or post grant oppositions before IPO; Attended to hearing with IN controllers for patent applications• Updating new laws and regulations relating to the organization• Experience in supporting cross-functional legal teams as an enthusiastic representative of the IP legal team



Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited

• Executive-IPR

  • Jun 2010 - Apr 2013

  • Handled IP portfolio of anti-biotics• Involved in IPR handling and management such as patentability analysis, Patent drafting, Patent filing, Prosecution & IPR portfolio• Drafted & filed provisional and non-provisional / PCT applications for inventions relating to pharmaceuticals• Initiate and manage right to use and state of the art patent searches• Interacting with outside IP counsel in preparing responses for Office Actions and FTO• IPR cost management & Budget preparation• IPR Portfolio management



Indian institute of technology Chennai

• Project Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Project Assistant in Catalysis department Project Assistant in Catalysis department